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World champion Philippe Gilbert aims to win Lombardy in new rainbow stripesBy Justin Davis ,AFP September 29, 2012, 12:01 am TWN MILAN -- Philippe Gilbert will showcase his new rainbow stripe jersey at the Tour of Lombardy on Saturday, but the Belgian is not racing to make up the numbers.
Gilbert ended years of frustration at the world road race championships by finally landing the title at Valkenburg in the Netherlands a week ago. Instead of racing the Giro del Piedmont, which he has done, and won, prior to the Tour of Lombardy previously, the BMC rider has rested and trained this week. It's a clear sign that a third victory in the "Race of the Falling Leaves" — so-called because it signals the start of early autumn in Lombardy — is on his mind. Another was his apparent reluctance to get too carried away with celebrations after becoming the first Belgian since Tom Boonen in 2005 to win the world title. "Phil is super motivated to take his first win wearing the rainbow jersey on Saturday in Lombardia," BMC sports director Rik Verbrugghe told Belgian website Sporza. "He didn't party for very long, the course suits him and he's in good condition." The route for the Tour of Lombardy, like many cycling "monuments," has changed or been altered over the years and this year's edition will be no different. To commemorate the 70th birthday of Italian great Felice Gimondi, the race will start from his native city of Bergamo and finish 251 km later in Lecco. Gimondi, a former two-time winner, believes the winner of this edition will have earned his spurs. "I'm honored and excited about everything that's been organized to celebrate my birthday," said Gimondi, who won the race in 1966 and 1973. "Lombardy is a great race, one of the five classic 'monuments' and whoever wins on Saturday can be called a true champion." Much of that accolade will come down to alterations to the route including a new climb, the "Muro di Sormano," which will add spice to a race whose twisting roads, climbs and descents already make it highly entertaining. Although Gilbert seems to have the form to claim his third win after victories in 2009 and 2010, rivals will look to capitalize on the hilly, twisting terrain in the finale to make sure he doesn't get an easy ride. His compatriot Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) is also expected to be among the challengers having finished fourth in Turin in midweek while last year's winner, Swiss Oliver Zaugg will lead RadioShack for the last time before moving to Saxo Bank. |


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Could Peek play ILB?
is the ILB position in a 3-4 more involved, or less involved than the OLB position?
Would Peek have to drop into coverage less? I wonder if peek is even any good at stopping the run? I just wonder cause ive been converted and I beleive that we need to replace Foreman.. he is a high quality backup.. but not quite starter material(either that or we use him wrong). Anyway, Im crossing my fingers than we trade up and get Derrick Johnson this next draft :).. and if we do that, we probably wont have enough 1st day picks to get a starting quality Dlineman and an ILB.. lineman is more important.. so that leaves us with Foreman starting again. SO.. any of you gurus have an opinion on peek at ILB? |
Peek certainly is a good pass rusher but can't stop the run, that's why the Texans are playing Babin over Peek.
I hear coaches and everybody else say that but there is so much upside to Peek's pass rush. I really wish they would get him into the game. Maybe they could bring him in on pass situations. |
No way.
Peek was a DE at Cincinnati, when in college. It has been a struggle for him to make the adjustment to OLB, and ILB is out of the question, but I do think its' time to place him in there, mistakes and all. Move Wong to inside LB, and bring Foreman in during special situations. His lack of size and hitting ability are a liability in the middle of the field. Folks, its not the 3-4 scheme that is killing us against the run, it's our weak side and middle LB. Sharper is having another great year, but 4 yards down field, and Babin is coming on. Wong will have a better presence on the inside and Peek will add more heart and havoc. The Ravens stop the run, the patriots stop the run, the Falcons stop the run, and the Steelers are the #1 defense in the league and against the run.................ALL RUN THE 3-4 SCHEME. Changes need to be made! :hmmm:
Currently we still have an OUTSIDE chance at making the playoffs, but we lose another game or two and Indy and Jacksonvill win and then we are then in the no hope what so ever realm. At that point, I suspect that the Babin & Peek OLB and Wong at ILB experiment will become operational in hopes of being prepared to play next year and for the draft. Untile we are at that point, I doubt it will be used other than a rare occasion or two.
Yeah, Foreman is 240lbs, but his overall strength is what counts, and this guy doesn't have that. I know alot of "overweight" guys, who can only lift a burger to their mouths, but doesn't their weight doesn't make them strong! Wong looks the part, maybe he is too. :hmmm:
I'm not a big Foreman fan. I would like to see his position upgraded myself.
Ahmad Brooks
In watching the game again on DVR recording, Brett Favre was 6/6 under 15 yards up the middle, and 5/5 over 15 yards up the middle halfway through the 3rd quarter. I also noticed Foreman was lacking in coverage on numerous plays throughout the game. It usually ended up being Babin, Robinson, Earl, and Glenn making his tackles.
On a different note. I was just told that if we drafted Derrick Johnson.. he would play ILB for us.
SO.. if that was the case.. the problem is solved :). Wong has had a good year and he will stay as an OLB.. so will Babin. But Wong, Johnson, Sharper, Babin... that is an awesome lineup. |
If the Colts had their passing package in I'm sure we had our pass rush package in. This stuff is really simple when you think about it clearly.
Passing package? He played the whole quarter, and i believe that a package that involves a TE, RB, and only 2 wide outs isnt exactly a passing package. The fact is he came in for Babin just like against KC. And he wasnt rushing the QB against the colts, he was dropped into coverage every play. That doesnt seem like he was in there just to pass rush.
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DESIGNS & COLORS | INGREDIENTS | FLAVORS | PRICES & PAYMENT | COMMENTS | CONTACT | LINKS INFORMATION ON HARTSHORN | A BRIEF HISTORY OF SPRINGERLE | OUR 16th c. MERCHANT BOOTH MOLDED COOKIES IN HISTORY | PHOTO GALLERY INGREDIENTS Our cookies are made from eggs, sugar, hartshorn (baker's ammonia), & flour, along with a variety of spices & flavorings. That's all! They are salt-free and no extra fat or preservatives are added. As long as they are kept in an air-tight container, they will stay fresh for up to 3 weeks after baking, and so are perfect for mail-ordering or buying in advance. They also freeze quite well, and may be stored for several months in that state. The Springerle cookie
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1 pound flour and pass it through a fine sieve and place it overnight
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Entangled to a kite string, a bat kept dangling from a tree for three days until a Mahim resident helped rescue it on Sunday.
Harish Kore, who is into film production, was at home on Sunday. His mother alerted him about a bat on a nearby tree that needed to be rescued. After checking the situation first hand from his window, he got ready to go to Shivaji Park fire station to alert the firemen.
Kore, in fact, walked to Shivaji Park fire station. A fire officer and five firemen immediately started the engine of a fire tender and rushed to Bhandar Gali on Lady Jamshetji Road in Mahim. Kore too came along with them.
"We were alerted about the bat at 10.36am. By 11.25am, the firemen were back at the station," informed a firemen attached to Shivaji Park fire station.
It took half an hour to carefully free the bat.
"I didn't want that mammal to die there hanging in front of me and it was not possible for me to climb up the tree to get it down. Therefore, I decided to get help from the fire department, which I got without resistance," said Kore.
During Makar Sankranti, when people fly kites, the fire department is filled with similar emergency calls from concerned individuals asking them to rescue birds in their respective localities. The Mumbai Fire Brigade always lives up to people's expectations.


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I was several thousand miles from home, in the middle of the desert with 17 of my closest friends, when my cell phone rang. �Eric, I�m sorry to interrupt your vacation but we need your publisher�s notes today. We go to press in the morning.� I thought I had submitted this article, but with a sinking feeling I realized I hadn�t.
What am I doing in the desert? It�s a complete personal indulgence. In my spare time I like to do oil paintings, and I have become friends with many oil painters. Earlier this year I awoke in the middle of the night with an idea: I�ll call my friends and suggest that we meet at a resort and play for a week. The next morning I found a location and I booked every room they had. Out went an e-mail to my painter friends, inviting them and their spouses to join me for a week of good conversation, good wine, good cooking, and great painting together.
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My role requires me to constantly reinvent myself and my company, and thinking time is required. Play time frees the mind of the stress and roadblocks that get in the way of creativity.
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Old Anatolian Turkish | كَیکاوس |
Persian | عز الدين كيكاوس بن كيخسرو |
Kaykaus I or Kayka'us I or Keykavus I (Old Anatolian Turkish: كَیکاوس, Persian: عز الدين كيكاوس بن كيخسرو ʿIzz ad-Dīn Kaykāwūs ibn Kaykhusraw) was the Sultan of Rum from 1211 until his death in 1220. He was the eldest son of Kaykhusraw I.
Upon the death of Kaykhusraw I following the Battle of Alaşehir in 1211,[1] Kaykaus' two younger brothers, Kayferidun Ibrahim and the future Kayqubad I, challenged his succession. Kayqubad initially garnered some support among the neighbors of the sultanate, Leo I, the king of Cilician Armenia, and Tughrilshah, his uncle and the independent ruler of Erzurum. At the same time, Kayferidun imperiled the recently acquired port of Antalya by seeking aid from the Cypriot Franks. Most of the emirs, as the powerful landed aristocracy of the sultanate, supported Kaykaus. From his base in Malatya, Kaykaus seized Kayseri and then Konya, inducing Leo to change sides. Kayqubad was forced to flee to the fortress at Ankara, where he sought aid from the Turkman tribes of Kastamonu. Kaykaus soon apprehended both of his brothers and secured the throne for himself.[2]
During this time of considerable danger, Kaykaus negotiated a peace settlement with Theodore Laskaris, the Byzantine Emperor of Nicaea. This treaty marked the end of hostilities between the Seljuq state and the Empire of Nicaea, though Turkmen nomads continued occasionally to trouble the border.[3]
The Eastern Frontier and Fifth Crusade[edit]
With Antalya secure and the western marches at peace, Kaykaus turned his attentions to the east. During the Fifth Crusade, the crusaders allied with Kaykaus and forced the Ayyubids to undertake a two-front conflict.
Conquest of Sinop[edit]
Kaykaus' most significant contribution to the Seljuq state was the acquisition the Black Sea port of Sinop. In 1214 Turkmen tribesmen captured Alexios, Grand Komnenos of the Empire of Trebizond, on a hunting trip outside of the city. The hostage was turned over to the sultan and negotiated his freedom in exchange for Sinop and the vassalage of Trapezuntine territory to the east. The Seljuqs gained an outlet on the Black Sea to match their Mediterranean port at Antalya, and a wedge was driven between the Empire of Trebizond and the Byzantine Empire of Nicaea. The transfer was affected on Sunday 1 November with both the sultan and the Grand Komnenos present. Alexios was entertained for several days and then politely asked to return to Trebizond.[4]
After the transfer, European and Byzantine trade continued in the city. Kaykaus named an Armenian, Rais Hetoum, to govern the mixed Greek and Turkish population.[5] Between April and September 1215 the walls were reconstructed under the supervision of the Greek architect, Sebastos. Fifteen Seljuq emirs contributed to the cost. The work is commemorated by a bilingual Greek and Arabic inscription on a tower near the western gate.[6]
In 1217 Kaykaus built the so-called Şifaiye Medresesi in Sivas. The building was designed as a hospital and medical school. The sultan's mausoleum is in the south eyvan of the building under a conical dome. The façade includes a poem by the sultan in blue faience tiles.[7]
- ^ Redford, Scott (1991). "The Alaeddin Mosque in Konya Reconsidered". Artibus Asiae (Zürich: Artibus Asiae Publishers) 51 (1/2): 54–74 [70]. doi:10.2307/3249676. ISSN 0004-3648. JSTOR 3249676.
- ^ Cahen, Claude (1968). Pre-Ottoman Turkey: A general survey of the material and spiritual culture and history c. 1071-1330. New York: Taplinger. pp. 120–121. ISBN 1-59740-456-X.
- ^ Cahen, Pre-Ottoman Turkey, p. 121
- ^ Anthony Bryer and Richard Winfield, The Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos, vol. 1, (Washington D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, 1985) 71-72.
- ^ Cahen, Pre-Ottoman Turkey, p. 123
- ^ Bryer and Winfield, Pontos, 71-72.
- ^ Redford, Scott (1991). "The Alaeddin Mosque in Konya Reconsidered". Artibus Asiae (Zürich: Artibus Asiae Publishers) 51 (1/2): 54–74. ISSN 0004-3648. JSTOR 3249676.
Preceded by Kaykhusraw I |
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Layoffs at HP—a New Beginning or the Beginning of the End?
For decades, Hewlett-Packard had a proud culture of respecting employees and investing in research and development. That ethos has been eroding for years now.
Layoff announcements are rarely as dramatic as the one from Hewlett-Packard last week. A whopping 27,000 jobs are to be cut at the venerable computer maker. HP chief executive Meg Whitman portrayed the move—affecting about 8 percent of the company—as "absolutely critical to the long-term health of the company." To me, the pink slips are more an omen of HP's demise than a prescription for its revival.
I've been watching HP try to cost-cut itself to success for about a decade. It has never really worked. And in general, the research shows that layoffs are not a winning strategy.
A root problem at the legendary tech firm seems to be executives losing sight of its legacy as an innovator. In a smart essay, Forbes contributor Adam Hartung says that under former CEO Carly Fiorina, HP got bogged down in an industrial-age battle to build commodity personal computers cheaply.
Focused on that hard-to-win fight, HP missed its chance to lead the way into mobile devices, Hartung argues. "Rather than having HP pursue new technologies and products in the development of new markets, like the company had done since its founding creating the market for electronic testing equipment, (Fiorina) plunged HP into a generic manufacturing war," he writes.
Hartung is skeptical of Whitman. He notes that eBay—where Whitman was CEO before coming to HP—hasn't developed new technology like its rival Amazon.
It's not fair to say HP has been entirely dead when it comes to innovation. The company has been a forerunner in sustainable manufacturing, in part through "environmental stewards" that sit on design teams and work to reduce environmental impact throughout a product's lifecycle. And employees have had a fair amount of faith in Whitman. According to employee feedback site Glassdoor, 81 percent of HP employees approve of Whitman. But that figure may drop in the wake of last week's layoff news.
As part of that layoff announcement, Whitman signaled the company was making a more determined push into mobile computing. She promised a tablet product by the holidays. Communicating a clear path forward is a requirement in recovering from a setback. But this strategy alone may not be enough.
For decades, HP had a proud culture of respecting employees and investing in research and development. But that ethos has been eroding for years now. The latest, massive layoffs are more likely to be a death rattle than a lifeline to the future.
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25th November 2006, 12:02 PM | #1 |
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Baby Zen for biamping
Not that I´m not busy working on my Xsoz, I felt that I needed a little side project too
I have a pair of bookshelf speakers with TB 3" and Peerless 5-1/4" drivers that sounds quite good, actually so good that they deserve biamping with class A amps. Nothing too serious though, just a handful of components assembled on veroboards an then mounted on a big heatsink that I have leftover from the Xsoz project. After searcing this forum I sort of fell for the Baby Zen, a small "inofficial" Zen amp with low power mosfets and lower rail voltage/bias current. A version with dynamic current source is also floating around somewhere. On top of all this I´m curious about cascoded gain stages, I´ve read alot about it but never tried it myself. After some cut n´paste engineering I came up with these two circuits, A) for the TB fullrange drivers and B) for the Peerless woofers. |
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And B, which didn´t make it in the first post:
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Of the two, I find "A" more intriguing. I'll bet that with a bit more research, you can convert the CCS into an aleph version complete with sensing resistors. Then the amp can drive harder transients without clipping.
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In circuite A the drain of irf510 is only connected to the gate of
irf530. I don`t think you have any current path with this connection. Woody |
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Circuit A) is cascoded and has a static CCS, B) is not cascoded but has a dynamic, Aleph-type CCS. I guess any combination of cascodes and CCS`s is possible, this is only my attempt to optimize for the different frequency ranges in my biamped system.
Just for clarity: IRF510 is the input mosfet and the IRF530 is the cascode transistor which keeps the input transistors drain at a constant 2,5V or so. |
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Hello ,
I think that what means Woody, is that the cascoded IRF 530 , althought is biased,does not see any AC modulated signal to it's gate... just thought , but I'm not sure I really understood cascoded stages anyway...I'm still studying it Vince |
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John edit: how come the word bug-ger is censored? Also, Fuling, can draw your prints a bit larger? I can't make out all the values. I'm saving your drawings anyway. Thanks.
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A "static" cascode should be a significant improvement over the basic circuit anyway, at least I hope so. Quote:
The reason I´ll use it in the bass amps is that I want to have better current capability to drive the woofers. This whole reasoning might sound silly considering that we´re talking 5W amps that will drive 3" and 5" speakers, but for me this hobby is all about experimenting and having fun. When finished I will of course try both topologies with different speakers (including my main speakers, not the tangbands) to find out if one of them is significantly better than the other. I can draw better schematics tomorrow, I did these ones in a hurry at work. By the way, I´ve spent a couple of hours doing some metalwork tonight and now the PSU is almost finished and attached to the heatsink. The heatsink has about a million M3 tapped holes so it´s kind of building Lego or something The Fets and everything else should arrive on Tuesday or Wednesday so this shouldn´t take too long to finish. |
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I see you have 23 VDC supply.
Is this from a 18VAC trafo? What type of transformer and VA rating? Maybe you use a 2x18VAC, with each channel using only one of windings? Tell a bit more of your idea for the power supply. This is an important part of any power amplifier, as you know. How much is the bias idle current for each baby-zen? In case you haven't already mentioned. lineup
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Garrett County On December 9 at 1:15 p.m., NRP charged Clinton Texas Beeman, 20 of Elkton, Va. with possessing an antlerless deer during closed season and Clayton Gaines Morris, 21 of Elkton, Va. with possessing a loaded weapon in a vehicle. Officers found Beeman and Morris on Swamp Road with fresh deer blood and hair and a loaded rifle in the bed of a truck. The investigation revealed that an antlerless deer had been killed on public lands during the white-tailed deer antler season. The deer was seized and donated to a needy family. A trial date of January 25, 2012 has been set in the District Court of Maryland for Garrett County.
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Denver International Airport | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Owner | City & County of Denver Department of Aviation | ||
Serves | Denver, Front Range Megalopolis, Northern Colorado, Eastern Colorado | ||
Location | Northeastern Denver, Colorado | ||
Hub for | |||
Focus city for | Southwest Airlines | ||
Elevation AMSL | 5,431 ft / 1,655 m | ||
Coordinates | 39°5142N 104°4023W / 39.86167°N 104.67306°WCoordinates: 39°5142N 104°4023W / 39.86167°N 104.67306°W | ||
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Location within Colorado | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
7/25 | 12,000 | 3,658 | Concrete |
8/26 | 12,000 | 3,658 | Concrete |
16L/34R | 12,000 | 3,658 | Concrete |
16R/34L | 16,000 | 4,877 | Concrete |
17L/35R | 12,000 | 3,658 | Concrete |
17R/35L | 12,000 | 3,658 | Concrete |
Statistics (2010) | |||
Aircraft operations | 635,445 | ||
Passengers | 51,985,038 | ||
Source: Denver International Airport[1] |
Denver International Airport (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN, FAA LID: DEN), often referred to as DIA, is an airport in Denver, Colorado. At 53 square miles (140 km2) it is the largest airport in the United States by total area, and the second largest airport in the world after King Fahd International Airport.[2] Runway 16R/34L is the longest public use runway in the United States. In 2011 Denver International Airport was the 11th-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic with 52,699,298 passengers.
It was the fifth-busiest airport in the world by aircraft movements with over 635,000 movements in 2010.[3] The airport is in northeastern Denver, Colorado, and is operated by the City & County of Denver Department of Aviation. Denver International Airport is the busiest and largest airport in the United States without non-stop service to Asia.[4] This will change when United Airlines begins flights to Tokyo's Narita International Airport commencing on June 10, 2013.[5] DIA was voted Best Airport in North America by readers of Business Traveler Magazine six years in a row (20052010)[6] and was named "America's Best Run Airport" by Time Magazine in 2002.[7]
Denver International Airport is the main hub for low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines and commuter carrier Great Lakes Airlines. It is also the fourth-largest hub for United Airlines. The airport is a focus city for Southwest Airlines. Since commencing service to Denver in January 2006, Southwest has added over 50 destinations, making Denver its fastest-growing market. Denver International Airport is the only airport in the United States to have implemented an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system covering the entire airport.[8]
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DENs award-winning architectures and magnificent views of the Rocky Mountains create a unique atmosphere for the travelers. Jeppesen Terminals internationally recognized peaked roof, designed by Fentress Bradburn Architects, is reflective of snow-capped mountains and evokes the early history of Colorado when Native American teepees were located across the Great Plains.[9] The catenary steel cable system, similar to the Brooklyn Bridge design, supports the fabric roof.[9] DIA is also known for a pedestrian bridge connecting the terminal to Concourse A that allows travelers to view planes taxiing beneath them and has views of the Rocky Mountains to the West and the high plains to the East.
Both during construction and after its opening Denver International Airport has set aside a portion of its construction and operation budgets for art. Gargoyles hiding in suitcases are present above the exit doors from baggage claim. The corridor from the Jeppesen Terminal and Concourse A usually contains additional temporary exhibits. Finally a number of different public art works are present in the underground train that links the main terminal with the concourses.
Mustang, by New Mexico artist Luis Jiménez, was one of the earliest public art commissions for Denver International Airport in 1993. Standing at 32 feet (9.8 m) tall and weighing 9,000 pounds (4,100 kg), "Mustang" is a blue cast-fiberglass sculpture with red shining eyes located between the inbound and outbound lanes of Peña Boulevard.[10] Jiménez died in 2006 while creating the sculpture when the head of it fell on him and severed an artery in his leg. At the time of his death, Jiménez had completed painting the head of the mustang. The sculpture was completed with the help of the artist's staff, family, and professional race-car painters Camillo Nuñez and Richard LaVato. Upon completion the sculpture was sent to California for assembly and then shipped to Denver. "Mustang" was unveiled at DEN on February 11, 2008.[11]
"Mustang" has gotten mixed reviews. Many critics of the sculpture are attempting to have it removed, but the city plans to leave the installation in place for 5 years before deciding its future. The controversy over the sculpture has received wide media attention, with coverage from the local news outlets to The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and The Daily Show.[12][13]
The airport's computerized baggage system, which was supposed to reduce delays, shorten waiting times at luggage carousels, and cut airline labor costs, was an unmitigated failure. An airport opening originally scheduled for October 31, 1993, with a single system for all three concourses turned into a February 28, 1995, opening with separate systems for each concourse, with varying degrees of automation.
The system's $186 million original construction costs grew by $1 million per day during months of modifications and repairs. Incoming flights on the airport's B Concourse made very limited use of the system, and only United, DIA's dominant airline, used it for outgoing flights. The 40-year-old company responsible for the design of the automated system, BAE Automated Systems of Carrollton, Texas, at one time responsible for 90% of the baggage systems in the United States, was acquired in 2002 by G&T Conveyor Company, Inc.[14]
The automated baggage system never worked as designed, and in August 2005 it became public knowledge that United would abandon the system, a decision that would save them $1 million per month in maintenance costs.[15]
Between February[16] and August 2008,[17] construction of an on-site, two-megawatt[18] solar energy system took place. The single-axis tracking system[19] provides 3.5 million kilowatt-hours of energy per year[18] and uses 9,200 solar panels made by Sharp.[17] Originally designed to power a jail,[20] it spares the environment of more than five million pounds of carbon emissions annually.[18] The system generates the equivalent of half the energy needs of the underground trains that move people between concourses.[21] The $13 million-plus[19] system sits on 7.5 acres (or 30,000 m2),[19] clearly visible to people entering and exiting the airport. WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp. designed and built the system, while MMA Renewable Ventures LLCrather than DIAowns the solar farm and sells its energy to the airport.[18] Denver International Airports three solar array systems now produce approximately six percent of the airports total power requirements.[22] The output makes DEN the largest distributed generation photovoltaic energy producer in the state of Colorado.[23]
DIA has Wi-Fi access throughout the airport. The free service is ad-supported through an advertising-filled HTML frame that is inserted into the top of the browser window. Users of the Wi-Fi network are also required to view a 30-second advertising video in the browser before Internet access is granted, although in many cases a click-through button is provided to avoid viewing the ad. The network is managed by FreeFi Networks, a Los Angeles-based firm.[24] T-Mobile HotSpot service is available in the airport lounges run by United Airlines and American Airlines.[25] The airport has pay-per-use kiosks which can be used to access the Internet and to play video games. The current stations were developed by Zoox Stations and were installed in 2007.[26]
The airport is 25 miles (40 km) driving distance from downtown Denver,[27] which is 19 miles (31 km) further away than Stapleton International Airport, the airport it replaced. The distant location was chosen to avoid aircraft noise affecting developed areas, to accommodate a generous runway layout that would not be compromised by winter storms, and to allow for future expansion. The 33,457 acres (52.277 sq mi; 135.40 km2)[28] of land occupied by the airport is nearly twice the land area of Manhattan. The land was transferred from Adams County to Denver after a 1989 vote,[29] increasing the city's size by 50 percent. However, much of the city of Aurora is actually closer to the airport than the developed portions of Denver, and all freeway traffic accessing the airport from central Denver passes through Aurora.
Airport officials say its large area contributes to it having the highest number of wildlife strikes in the United States (2,090 this decade although it ranked seventh on basis of takeoffs and landings).[30]
From 1980 through 1983,[31] the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) investigated six areas for a new metro area airport which were North and East of Denver. In September 1989, under the leadership of Denver Mayor Federico Peña (after whom Peña Boulevard is named), federal officials authorized the outlay of the first $60 million for the construction of DIA. Two years later, Mayor Wellington Webb inherited the megaproject, scheduled to open on October 29, 1993.
Delays caused by poor planning and repeated design changes due to changing requirements from United Airlines caused Mayor Webb to push opening day back, first to December 1993, then to March 1994. By September 1993, delays due to a millwright strike and other events meant opening day was pushed back again, to May 15, 1994.
In April 1994, the city invited reporters to observe the first test of the new automated baggage system. Reporters were treated to scenes of clothing and other personal effects scattered beneath the system's tracks, while the actuators that moved luggage from belt to belt would often toss the luggage right off the system instead. The mayor cancelled the planned May 15 opening. The baggage system continued to be a maintenance hassle and was finally terminated in September 2005,[32] with traditional baggage handlers manually handling cargo and passenger luggage.
On September 25, 1994, the airport hosted a fly-in that drew several hundred general aviation aircraft, providing pilots with a unique opportunity to operate in and out of the new airport, and to wander around on foot looking at the ground-side facilitiesincluding the baggage system, which was still under testing. FAA controllers also took advantage of the event to test procedures, and to check for holes in radio coverage as planes taxied around and among the buildings.
DIA finally replaced Stapleton on February 28, 1995, 16 months behind schedule and at a cost of $4.8 billion,[33] nearly $2 billion over budget. The construction employed 11,000 workers.[34] United flight 1062 to Kansas City International Airport was the first to depart and United flight 1474 from Colorado Springs Airport was the first to arrive.[35]
After the airport's runways were completed but before it opened, the airport used the codes (IATA: DVX, ICAO: KDVX). DIA later took over (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN) as its codes from Stapleton when the latter airport closed.
During the blizzard of March 1719, 2003, heavy snow tore a hole in the terminal's white fabric roof. Over two feet of snow on the paved areas closed the airport (and its main access road, Peña Boulevard) for almost two days. Several thousand people were stranded at DIA.
In 2004, DIA was ranked first in major airports for on-time arrivals according to the FAA.
Another blizzard on December 20 and 21st, 2006 dumped over 20 inches (51 cm) of snow in about 24 hours. The airport was closed for more than 45 hours, stranding thousands.
Denver has traditionally been home to one of the busier airports in the nation because of its location. Many airlines including United Airlines, Western Airlines, the old Frontier Airlines and People Express were hubbed in Denver and there was also a significant Southwest Airlines operation at the old Stapleton International Airport. At times, Denver was a hub for three or four airlines. Gate space was severely limited at Stapleton, and the runways at the old Stapleton were unable to deal efficiently with Denver's weather and wind patterns, causing nationwide travel disruption. These problems were the main justification for the new airport. The project began with Perez Architects and was completed by Fentress Bradburn Architects of Denver, Pouw & Associates of Arvada, CO, and Bertram A. Bruton & Associates of Denver[36][37] of Denver. The signature DIA profile, suggestive of the snow capped Rocky Mountains, was first hand sketched by Design Director Curtis W. Fentress. Seized upon by then Mayor, Federico Peña, as the iconic form he was looking for "similar to the Sydney Opera House" DIA's design as well as its user-optimized curbside-to-airside navigation has won DIA global acclaim and propelled its designer, Fentress, to one of the foremost airport designers in the world. Fentress Architects is currently at work on the modernization of LAX. The concourses were designed by a joint venture of The Richardson Associates and The Allred Fisher Seracuse Lawler Partnership.[38]
With the construction of DIA, Denver was determined to build an airport that could be easily expanded over the next 50 years to eliminate many of the problems that had plagued Stapleton International Airport. This was achieved by designing an easily expandable midfield terminal and concourses, creating one of the most efficient airfields in the world.
At 33,457 acres (13,540 ha),[28] DIA is by far the largest land area commercial airport in the United States. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is a distant second at 18,100 acres (7,325 ha). The 327-foot (100 m) control tower is one of the tallest in North America.[39] The airfield is arranged in a pinwheel formation around the midfield terminal and concourses. This layout allows independent flow of aircraft to and from each runway without any queuing or overlap with other runways, as well as allowing air traffic patterns to be adjusted to avoid crosswinds, regardless of wind direction. Additional runways can be added as needed, up to a maximum of 12 runways. Denver currently has four north/south runways (35/17 Left and Right; 34/16 Left and Right) and two east/west runways (7/25 and 8/26).
DIA's sixth runway (16R/34L) is the longest commercial precision-instrument runway in North America with a length of 16,000 feet (4,877 m). Compared to other DIA runways, the extra 4,000-foot (1,200 m) length allows fully loaded jumbo jets such as the Boeing 747 or Airbus A380 to take off in Denver's mile-high altitude during summer months, thereby providing unrestricted global access for any airline using DIA.
The midfield concourses allow passengers to be screened in a central location efficiently and then transported via a rail system to three different passenger concourses. Unlike Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport upon which the midfield design was based, Concourses B and C are not connected by any kind of walkway; they are only accessible via train.
The taxiways at Denver have been positioned so that each of the midfield concourses can expand significantly before reaching the taxiways. Concourse B, which is primarily used by United Airlines, is longer than the other two concourses, but all three concourses can be expanded as needed. Once this expansion is exhausted, space has been reserved for future Concourses D and E.
All international flights requiring customs and immigration services currently fly into Concourse A. Currently eight gates are used for international flights. These north facing gates on Concourse A are equipped to divert incoming passengers to a hallway which connects to the upper level of the air bridge, and enters Customs and Immigration in the north side of the Jeppesen Terminal. These gates could also be easily modified to allow boarding on both the upper deck and the lower deck of larger planes such as the Airbus A380.
As part of the original design of the airport the city specified passenger volume "triggers" that would lead to a redevelopment of the master plan and possible new construction to make sure the airport is able to meet Denver's needs.[40] The city hit its first-phase capacity threshold in 2008, and DIA is currently revising the master plan. As part of the master plan update, the airport announced selection of Parson's transportation group to design a new hotel, rail station and two bridges leading into the main terminal.[41] Santiago Calatrava has been selected as the architect for the project. In addition, before hitting the 60 million passenger volume trigger, the airport is planning on constructing an additional runway, 20+ new gates on the existing concourses, two additional International Gates as well as improvements to the baggage system and passenger train.
Once fully built out, DIA should be able to handle 110 million passengers per year, up from 32 million at its opening.
Jeppesen Terminal, named after aviation safety pioneer Elrey Jeppesen, is the land side of the airport. Road traffic accesses the airport directly off of Peña Boulevard, which in turn is fed by Interstate 70 and E-470. Two covered and uncovered parking areas are directly attached to the terminal three garages and an economy parking lot on the east side; and four garages and an economy lot on the west side.
The terminal is separated into west and east terminals for passenger drop off and pickup. Linked below is a map of the airlines associated with the terminals.
The central area of the airport houses two security screening areas and exits from the underground train system. The north side of the Jeppesen Terminal contains a third security screening area and a segregated immigration and customs area. A large fountain is currently being removed due to the expansion project currently underway.
Passengers are routed first to airline ticket counters or kiosks for checking in. Since all gates at Denver are in the outlying concourses, passengers must pass through any one of the three separate security screening areas for admittance into the secure air side of the airport (one at each end of the main terminal, with escalators down to the trains, plus one at the end of the walkway to Concourse A).
After leaving the main terminal via the train or pedestrian bridge, passengers can access 95 full-service gates on 3 separate concourses (A, B, & C), plus gates for regional flights.
Stone used in the terminal walls was supplied by the Yule Marble Quarry, also used for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Lincoln Memorial.[9]
A new $500 million adjunct terminal next to the Jeppesen terminal will house a railway station, to be run by Regional Transportation District's (RTD) FasTracks system, a 500-room hotel and conference center, to be run by Westin Hotels & Resorts, creating over 6,600 jobs. Projected completion date is estimated to be sometime in mid-2016. The rail link will provide a direct linkage between downtown Denver and the airport at a cost of over $1 billion. The design concept of the South Terminal was envisioned by architect Santiago Calatrava. Calatrava claims that the South Terminal Redevelopment Program was inspired by an eagle flying, and will keep the Jeppesen terminal a visible icon. The Calatrava design was significantly reduced which, along with disputes with contractor Parsons Transportation Group, led to the withdrawal of the Calatrava firm. Gensler and AndersonMasonDale Architects are the architects for the project.[42] Nevertheless, construction eventually began on Oct. 5, 2011.[43][44]
The airport is also proposing a landside people mover system (similar to the ATL Skytrain at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport or the PHX Sky Train at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport), which is planned to link the terminal and RTD FasTracks station with the rental car and parking facilities.[45] Since the landside people mover is in the proposal stage, neither estimated time of completion nor specifications of the system are known at this time.
Denver International Airport has three midfield concourses, spaced far apart. Concourse A is accessible via a pedestrian bridge directly from the terminal building, as well as via the underground train system that services all three concourses. For access to Concourses B and C, passengers must utilize the Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System. On one occasion in the late 1990s, the train system encountered technical problems and shut down for several hours, creating a tremendous back-log of passengers in Jeppesen Terminal since no pedestrian walkways exist between the terminal and the B and C Concourses. Since that day the airport's train system has continued to operate without any further major service interruption.
The concourses and main terminal have a similar layout to Atlanta's airport, except that Denver has no T gates directly attached to the terminal and the space between concourses at DIA is much wider than the space between the concourses in Atlanta. This allows for maximum operating efficiency as aircraft can be pushed away from their gate awaiting departure and other arriving and departing aircraft can still taxi through the alley behind them without delay.
The airport collects landing fees, rent and other revenues from the airlines to help offset its operating costs. Denver International Airport is owned and operated by the City and County of Denver, but does not operate using tax dollars. Instead, the airport is an "enterprise fund" generating its own revenues in order to cover operating expenses. The airport operates off of revenue generated by the airlines landing fees, rents and other payments and revenues generated by non-airline resources parking, concessions revenues, rent and other payments.
On December 14, 2006, The Denver Post reported that DIA is in the design phase of expanding Concourse C in the airport's "first major concourse expansion." At least eight new gates are planned for construction at the east end of Concourse C and the project has an estimated pricetag of approximately $160 million. If the project is given the green light to move past the design phase, construction on Concourse C is estimated to take 3 years and will allow primarily Southwest Airlines, but also other carriers, to increase flight schedules at one of the nation's fastest-growing airports.
Concourse B also recently expanded with the addition of a regional jet terminal designed by Reddy & Reddy Architects at the east side of Concourse B.[46] This Regional Jet concourse consists of one smaller concourse or finger which is connected to Concourse B.[47] These gates allow direct jet bridge access to smaller Regional jets. With the opening of the Regional Jet Concourse on April 24, 2007, United Airlines has left Concourse A entirely and now operates solely from Concourse B, with the exception of international flights requiring customs support.[48]
The Airport has also announced plans to revise the Airport Master Plan to account for changing circumstances since the airport opened. According to the December 14, 2006, Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News articles, plans being drafted could possibly include an extension of the Main terminal to the South. This change would increase the number of ticketing counters and would also include a rail station for the terminus of the FasTracks commuter rail line from Denver's Union Station.
Note: Concourse A handles all international arrivals at Denver (excluding airports with border preclearance) as well as certain departing flights:
Concourse A has 37 Gates: A24A68 with four international boarding gates, gate A37 is used by British Airways and gates A41 & A43 are used by Air Canada, Icelandair, and Lufthansa. Denver is one of the busiest airports worldwide with only limited international operations.
Frontier Airlines is the largest carrier on Concourse A, while Great Lakes Airlines and American Airlines are also located on the concourse.
Concourse B has 77 Gates: B15B29, B31B33, B35B39, B42B95
In November 2009, United and DIA reached an agreement in which United released five of its gates in the western end of the concourse. DIA in return leased these gates to United's Star Alliance partner US Airways. United Airlines has two United Clubs on Concourse B, both one level above the main area of the concourse. One is adjacent to gate B32, and the other is adjacent to gate B44. This concourse is exclusive to Star Alliance partners.
Concourse C has 22 Gates: C28C49
Southwest Airlines is the main carrier in Concourse C, though Delta uses the concourse as well.
The airport has reserved room for two more Concourses to be built beyond Concourse C for future expandability. Concourse D can be built without having to move any existing structure. The underground train system, however, will have to be extended. Concourse E will require moving a United Airlines hangar. However, before construction on Concourses D and E begins, Concourses A, B, and C can be extended in both directions.
Denver International Airport is the largest hub of Frontier Airlines and the fourth-largest hub for United Airlines. Southwest Airlines continues to grow rapidly at the airport and the airport is the airline's fifth largest city. The airport is also the main hub of Great Lakes Airlines.
The three largest airlines serving DIA are United Airlines (including United Express), Southwest Airlines, and Frontier Airlines, controlling about 40%, 25%, and 22% (numbers were rounded) of all passenger traffic at DEN in December 2012, respectively.[49]
Airlines | Destinations |
FedEx Express | Billings, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Memphis |
UPS Airlines | Billings, Louisville, Ontario, Reno/Tahoe |
Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
1 | Los Angeles, California | 925,000 | American, Frontier, Southwest, United |
2 | Phoenix, Arizona | 897,000 | Frontier, Southwest, United, US Airways |
3 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 880,000 | Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United |
4 | San Francisco, California | 835,000 | Frontier, Southwest, United |
5 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | 803,000 | American, Frontier, Spirit, United |
6 | Seattle/Tacoma, Washington | 777,000 | Alaska, Frontier, Southwest, United |
7 | Atlanta, Georgia | 773,000 | AirTran, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United |
8 | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota | 738,000 | Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United |
9 | Salt Lake City, Utah | 688,000 | Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United |
10 | Chicago, Illinois (O'Hare) | 668,000 | American, Spirit, United |
Rank | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
1 | London (Heathrow), United Kingdom | 356,798 | British Airways, United Airlines[66] |
2 | Cancún, Mexico | 218,469 | Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |
3 | Toronto (Pearson), Canada | 206,954 | Air Canada, United Express |
4 | Calgary, Canada | 200,300 | United Airlines, United Express |
5 | Frankfurt, Germany | 194,566 | Lufthansa |
6 | Vancouver, Canada | 155,096 | United Airlines, United Express |
7 | Edmonton, Canada | 130,562 | United Express |
8 | Winnipeg, Canada | 101,169 | United Express |
9 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | 94,867 | Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |
10 | Mexico City, Mexico | 63,966 | Aeromexico, United Airlines |
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) operates five bus routes under the frequent airport express bus service called skyRide, as well as one Express bus route and one Limited bus route, between DIA and various locations throughout the Denver-Aurora and Boulder metropolitan areas.
The skyRide services operate on comfortable coaches with ample space for luggage, while the Express and Limited bus routes operate on regular city transit buses and are mainly geared for use for airport employees.
Route | Title | Areas served |
skyRide | ||
AA | Wagon Road / DIA | Westminster, Northglenn, Thornton, Commerce City |
AB | Boulder / DIA | Boulder, Louisville, Superior, Broomfield, Westminster |
AF | Federal Center / Downtown / DIA | Lakewood, Downtown Denver (Market Street Station), Northeast Denver |
AS | Stapleton / DIA | Northeast Denver |
AT | Arapahoe County / DIA | Greenwood Village, Southeast Denver, Central Aurora |
Limited | ||
169L | Buckley / Tower / DIA | South and East Aurora, Northeast Denver |
Express | ||
145X | Brighton / DIA | Brighton |
skyRide services drop-off and pick-up from both the West and East side of the Jeppesen Terminal while the Express and Limited services drop-off only on the West side of the Terminal and pick-up only from the East side of the Terminal.
By 2015, RTD plans to build a commuter rail line from downtown Denver's Union Station through Aurora to DIA, as part of the FasTracks expansion program. Scheduled bus service is also available to points such as Fort Collins, Colorado and van services stretch into Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado summer and ski resort areas. Amtrak offers a Fly-Rail plan for ticketing with United Airlines for trips into scenic areas in the Western U.S. via a Denver stopover.
See Stapleton International Airport for accidents and incidents prior to March 1995
There are several conspiracy theories relating to the airport's design and construction such as the runways being laid out in a shape similar to a swastika. Murals painted in the baggage claim area have been claimed to contain themes referring to future military oppression and a one-world government. However, the artist, Leo Tanguma, said the murals, entitled "In Peace and Harmony With Nature" and "The Children of the World Dream of Peace," depict man-made environmental destruction and genocide along with humanity coming together to heal nature and live in peace.[73]
Conspiracists have also seen unusual markings in the terminals in DIA and have recorded them as templar markings.[74] They have pointed to unusual words cut into the floor as being Satanic, Masonic, or some impenetrable secret code of the New World Order: Cochetopa, Sisnaajini and Dzit Dit Gaii.[75] These words are actually Navajo terms for geographical sites in Colorado. "Braaksma" and "Villarreal" are actually the names of Carolyn Braaksma and Mark Villarreal, artists who worked on the airports sculptures and paintings.[76]
There is a dedication marker in the airport inscribed with words, "New World Airport Commission". It also is inscribed with the Square and Compasses of the Freemasons, along with a listing of the two Grand Lodges of Freemasonry in Colorado. It is mounted over a time capsule that was sealed during the dedication of the airport, to be opened in 2094. The Freemasons participated in laying this capstone (the last, finishing stone) of the airport project.[75]
Robert Blaskiewicz writing for Skeptical Inquirer Magazine states that conspiracies about the airport range from the "absurd to the even more absurd". When asking airport media representatives, 'what conspiracies are associated with the airport', they responded, "You name a conspiracy theory and somehow we seem to be connected to it." Blaskiewicz found that contrary to claims from conspiracy theorists that DIA will not discuss these stories with the public, they also give tours of the airport.[77]
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2003 SUBJECT: ANNUAL HOLIDAY RECEPTION RECOMMENDATION Select a date and location for the annual holiday reception. DISCUSSION Annually, the City Council hosts a holiday reception to honor Commissioners, Committee members, Task Force members and staff. The Council is being asked to select a date and location for this year's event. The evening reception has been typically held on the first Monday in December at Hesse Park. Staff suggests avoiding the second Monday in December, because the City of Rolling Hills traditionally schedules its holiday reception on this date. The following dates are currently available at Hesse Park: Monday, December 1 Monday, December 8 (same as the City of Rolling Hills) Monday, December 15 FISCAL IMPACT The annual holiday appreciation reception is a budgeted item (Community Outreach). Respectfully submitted: Carolynn Petru Assistant City Manager Reviewed: Les Evans City Manager |


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Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Former Detroit Red Wings "Russian Five" star Slava Fetisov, now a Russian politician, told WDIV-TV he feels the the driver responsible for the infamous limousine crash which injured him and ended the career of teammate Vladimir Konstantinov, was done so intentionally.
Fetisov said he felt driver Richard Gnida intentionally crashed the car head-first into a tree
on Woodward Avenue in Birmingham in the late-night hours of June 13, 1997 — just days after the Red Wings won their first Stanley Cup championship in more than 40 years.
Additionally, Fetisov said the Red Wings' team physicians did not properly treat injuries sustained in the accident.
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The Oregon (built 1848; steamer) logbook (SAFR 16482, HDC 202) consists of one photocopy of a logbook. The original is held by the Fine Arts Museum San Francisco. This copy is available for research purposes only.
OREGON (built 1848; steamship), initially owned by Pacific Mail Steamship Company, was built by Smith & Dimon, New York, NY in collaboration with Morgan Iron Works, New York, NY. She had a side-lever, 200 h.p. engine and two boilers. Her maiden voyage was New York to San Francisco, from December 8, 1848 to April 1, 1849. Piloted by Captain R.H. Pearson, ports of call along the way were Rio de Janeiro, Valparaiso, Callao, and Panama via the Straits of Magellan. Her sister ships were the CALIFORNIA and the PANAMA. Early runs carried passengers bound for California gold mines. She sailed through the Golden Gate April 1, 1849, however, before passengers debarked, the Captain ordered some crew members arrested in order to prevent their leaving for the gold mines; crew desertions were common during this period. Later owners were Holladay & Flint, 1861, Oregon & California Steamship Company, 1861-1869, and LUMBER INTERESTS (schooner) 1869-1880.
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File this under Things That Are Awesome! (which we have). Lyle Anderson, who's been the official carillonneur at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for almost 30 years, treated the campus to the Game of Thrones theme song. Watch the video, posted on the university's YouTube channel today, below. The only thing it's missing is a crowd cheering at the end.
Per the YouTube description, the University of Wisconsin-Madison carillon has 56 bells ranging in size from 15 to 6,823 pounds.
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Veterans returning from the fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq are displaying many of the same post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms of troops that fought in Viet Nam, yet most do not seek treatment.
"I'm not an alarmist but I think this is a serious problem," Dr. Matthew Friedman, executive director of the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD), wrote in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Referring to a 2004 study of 6,201 returned service members who had been on active duty in Afghanistan and Iraq, Friedman said most "apparently were afraid to seek assistance for fear that a scarlet P would doom their careers."
Although one in eight veterans reported PTSD, the survey showed that "less than half of those with problems sought help, mostly out of fear of being stigmatized or hurting their careers," the Associated Press reported.
"Once called shell shock or combat fatigue, PTSD can develop after witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event. Symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, feelings of detachment, irritability, trouble concentrating and sleeplessness," AP said.
Symptoms of major depression, anxiety or PTSD were reported by about 16 to 17 percent of though who served in Iraq.
Findings by the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Survey showed 35.8 percent of male Vietnam combat veterans in the late 1980s suffered from PTSD at the time, almost 20 years after their war experience, said Dr. Jonathan Shay, a psychiatrist at the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Boston.
In an article in The Long Term View, the magazine of the Massachusetts School of Law at Andover, Shay wrote that Vietnam combat veterans have been hospitalized for physical problems about six times more often than troops that did not fight in Vietnam and are three times more likely to have been "both homeless and vagrant" than their civilian counterparts.
Shay is a recipient of a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation "genius" award for his work in this area.
"The supposedly traditional idea of honoring returning veterans ran afoul of deep divisions over the justice and wisdom of the war as a whole, making honor to the veterans seem an endorsement of the war policy," Shay writes. Many veterans suffer from lingering doubts about the rightness of the war, causing some to feel deeply dishonored even as they accepted medals for bravery. Concern over the "rightness" of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan may be producing similar doubts among veterans today.
"Many Vietnam veterans continue to sleep in the same way they did in combat, on their backs with weapons, facing the door or window, ready to attack. For the veteran with unhealed PTSD, no place is familiar enough to completely shed combat vigilance," Shay notes.
"Over time the combat veteran's body may seem to have turned against him. He begins to suffer not only from insomnia and agitation but also from numerous types of somatic symptoms," Shay writes. Common ones are "Tension headaches, gastrointestinal disturbances, skin disorders, and abdominal, back, or neck pain." He adds that "demoralization is pervasive, encompassing a sense that their bodies are not working right, that they have lost their capacity to think, that they are helpless, hopeless, and full of dread."
Soldiers who were traumatized in combat may also lose authority over memory. "Amnesia is common for traumatic events," Shay writes, explaining, "In amnesia the trauma survivor has no authority over his memories of events because they cannot be recalled at will like ordinary memory. On the contrary, memory has authority over him."
Shay goes on to say, "We must bear in mind that when the traumatic moment (of a firefight, for example) reoccurs as flashback or nightmare, the emotions of terror, grief, and rage may be merged with each other. Such emotion is relived, not remembered." And "So long as the traumatic moment persists as a relivable nightmare, consciousness remains fixed upon it. The experiential quality of reality drains from the here-and-now; the dead are more real than the living."
Dr. Shay contends, "Thoughts of suicide are common symptoms of combat PTSD….Many combat veterans think daily of suicide" and Vietnam veterans assert that "twice as many of their brethren have died by suicide since the war than died at the hands of the enemy."
Therapists working with veterans, he says, use a three-stage approach pioneered by Harvard Medical School psychiatrist Judith Herman that stresses (1) establishment of safety, sobriety, and self-care; (2) trauma-centered work that constructs a personal narrative and of grieving; and (3) reconnecting with people, communities, ideals and ambitions. Herman is the author of "Trauma and Recovery" (Basic Books).
The psychiatrist reminds that "Acts of war generate a profound gulf between the combatant and the community he left behind. The veteran carries the taint of a killer, of blood pollution, that many cultures other than our own respond to with purification rituals. Both he and his community may question the wisdom of return. The community worries about his self-control. The veteran, knowing what he is capable of, may also fear losing control. He may fear that if people knew what he had done, they would reject him or even lock him up….Many combat veterans express the feeling that they died in Vietnam and should not have returned."
The Long Term View magazine (Volume 5, No. 1) containing Dr. Shay's article may be purchased from the Massachusetts School of Law at Andover by writing firstname.lastname@example.com. The law school was founded in 1988 to provide a quality, affordable education to students from low-income, minority, and immigrant households who would otherwise be unable to enter the legal profession. For further information about this article or the law school contact Sherwood Ross. Email email@example.com. Ross is a media consultant to MSL.
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The settlement comprises $315,550 for 2010 and $118,334 for the 2011 tax year, according to records from the Rutherford County Property Assessor's Office.
In 2010, attorneys representing Embassy Suites filed a complaint with the Tennessee State Board of Equalization arguing that assessors unfairly appraised the site at $67 million, which resulted in the hotel paying higher property taxes.
Given the fact that prices had plummeted when the over-inflated housing bubble burst, attorneys contended property assessors should have taken into account the current economic conditions.
"They were able to prove to the judge that the $67 million assessment was too high," said Rob Mitchell, who took over as Rutherford County property assessor in September 2012.
The judge, Mitchell said, agreed with Embassy Suites that the property was worth an estimated $36 million.
"We lost the appeal in 2010, and the judge took the numbers that Embassy Suites submitted to the court," Mitchell said. "We were not able to dispute those numbers in the eyes of the court. The next year was exactly the same, so we decided to settle the appeal."
Officials decided to settle the 2011 appeal out of court, he said, because it usually helps reduce the amount of money Rutherford County must refund to a complainant.
"History has shown us that we lose substantially less when we can come to a negotiated amount rather than leaving it up to a judge," Mitchell said, noting the cost to fight an appeal is a factor in deciding how to address the issue.
"The other part of being able to come to a quick settlement is that if Rutherford County loses in court, we have to pay a 1.5 percent per month penalty in addition to the amount owed, which ends up being 18 percent a year," he said.
The Embassy Suites settlement is just one of 744 appeals that were filed against Rutherford County when former Property Assessor Bill Boner, who could not be reached for comment, was in charge of the department.
"Of those 744 cases, 720 have been resolved," Mitchell said, adding the rest are under review by an administrative judge with the State Board of Equalization because officials with the Property Assessor's Office could not reach an agreement with the complainants.
"For those that are wrong, we have worked to address those and get everything corrected," Mitchell said, "but there are still a lot of appraisals that were done properly prior to my tenure. We are just correcting those that were wrongly appraised under the former administration."
And although Rutherford County officials knew the Embassy Suites settlement would be coming down the pipeline this year, several commissioners expressed concern about how the impact of numerous tax refunds could affect revenues and the next budget.
During a recent Budget Committee meeting, Commissioner Steve Sandlin was visibly frustrated when he learned about the final settlement amount, saying he could not understand how the original appraisal was roughly $30 million too high.
"How did we get that far off," Commissioner Steve Sandlin asked Lisa Nolan, who is the finance director for Rutherford County. "This is a lot of money, a lot of lost revenue."
Commissioner Will Jordan said he is also worried about whether the amount of funds that the administrative judge ordered for the Embassy Suites settlement could set a precedent for future appeals.
"It could have been the same outcome of court," Jordan said.
When asked about their concerns, Mitchell acknowledged the Embassy Suites settlement is expensive, but he said it was Boner who decided not to settle appeals out of court – a move that has resulted in tense relations between some property owners and assessors.
"We are still trying to reestablish relationships with the tax representatives and administrative judges," Mitchell said. "It is a complicated process, but we will continue to address any issues that may have popped up in recent years."


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CHEVELLE frontman Pete Loeffler was hospitalized with a knee injury after taking a tumble off the front of the stage during the band's performance this past Monday night (October 8) at Rialto Theatre in Tucson, Arizona.
Prior to being taken to the hospital, Loeffler managed to return to finish out the set after a brief intermission during which he was deemed well enough to perform. He was seated for the remainder of the show (see video below). CHEVELLE tweeted afterwards that X-rays showed no broken bones. However, Loeffler's knee was "too swollen for an MRI" and he was subsequently released with "an awesome knee brace." According to the band, Pete "may have to sit while playing for these next few shows" in Chico, California (Oct. 10); Reno, Nevada (Oct. 11); and Fresno, California (Oct. 12). CHEVELLE is continuing to tour in support of its sixth album, "Hats Off To The Bull", which sold 43,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 20 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was released on December 6, 2011 via Epic Records.CHEVELLE Frontman Injures Knee In Stage Fall
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DETROIT – May U.S. auto sales beat expectations by achieving an 8 percent gain over a year ago, industry consultant Autodata Corp said on Monday.
Total sales on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate were 15.3 million vehicles, Autodata said.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected a gain of 6 percent to 15.1 million vehicles on an annualized basis.
(Reporting by Bernie Woodall; Editing by Richard Chang)


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╝ tsp. of GOYA« Crushed Red Peppers (Spices)
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1 It happened that at Iconium they went to the Jewish synagogue, in the same way, and they spoke so effectively that a great many Jews and Greeks became believers.
2 (However, the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the gentiles against the brothers and set them in opposition.)
3 Accordingly Paul and Barnabas stayed on for some time, preaching fearlessly in the Lord; and he attested all they said about his gift of grace, allowing signs and wonders to be performed by them.
4 The people in the city were divided; some supported the Jews, others the apostles,
5 but eventually with the connivance of the authorities a move was made by gentiles as well as Jews to make attacks on them and to stone them.
6 When they came to hear of this, they went off for safety to Lycaonia where, in the towns of Lystra and Derbe and in the surrounding country,
7 they preached the good news.
8 There was a man sitting there who had never walked in his life, because his feet were crippled from birth;
9 he was listening to Paul preaching, and Paul looked at him intently and saw that he had the faith to be cured.
10 Paul said in a loud voice, 'Get to your feet-stand up,' and the cripple jumped up and began to walk.
11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done they shouted in the language of Lycaonia, 'The gods have come down to us in human form.'
12 They addressed Barnabas as Zeus, and since Paul was the principal speaker they called him Hermes.
13 The priests of Zeus-outside-the-Gate, proposing that all the people should offer sacrifice with them, brought garlanded oxen to the gates.
14 When the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening they tore their clothes, and rushed into the crowd, shouting,
15 'Friends, what do you think you are doing? We are only human beings, mortal like yourselves. We have come with good news to make you turn from these empty idols to the living God who made sky and earth and the sea and all that these hold.
16 In the past he allowed all the nations to go their own way;
17 but even then he did not leave you without evidence of himself in the good things he does for you: he sends you rain from heaven and seasons of fruitfulness; he fills you with food and your hearts with merriment.'
18 With this speech they just managed to prevent the crowd from offering them sacrifice.
19 Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and turned the people against them. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the town, thinking he was dead.
20 The disciples came crowding round him but, as they did so, he stood up and went back to the town. The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe.
21 Having preached the good news in that town and made a considerable number of disciples, they went back through Lystra, Iconium and Antioch.
22 They put fresh heart into the disciples, encouraging them to persevere in the faith, saying, 'We must all experience many hardships before we enter the kingdom of God.'
23 In each of these churches they appointed elders, and with prayer and fasting they commended them to the Lord in whom they had come to believe.
24 They passed through Pisidia and reached Pamphylia.
25 Then after proclaiming the word at Perga they went down to Attalia
26 and from there sailed for Antioch, where they had originally been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.
27 On their arrival they assembled the church and gave an account of all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith to the gentiles.
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More Daily ReadingsThe New Jerusalem Bible (NJB) is a Catholic translation of the Bible published in 1985. The New Jerusalem Bible (NJB) has become the most widely used Roman Catholic Bible outside of the United States. It has the imprimatur of Cardinal George Basil Hume.
Like its predecessor, the Jerusalem Bible, the New Jerusalem Bible (NJB) version is translated "directly from the Hebrew, Greek or Aramaic." The 1973 French translation, the Bible de Jerusalem, is followed only "where the text admits to more than one interpretation." Introductions and notes, with some modifications, are taken from the Bible de Jerusalem.
Source: The Very Reverend Dom (Joseph) Henry Wansbrough, OSB, MA (Oxon), STL (Fribourg), LSS (Rome), a monk of Ampleforth Abbey and a biblical scholar. He was General Editor of the New Jerusalem Bible. "New Jerusalem Bible, Regular Edition", pg. v.